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A Study of International Activities in the State Universities in Tehran, Iran
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Sepideh Jafari    |
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Abstract: (839 Views) |
Introduction: This study aims to examine international activities for universities in social sciences and humanities.
Methods: In this study, the exploratory mixed-method approach was employed along with the qualitative content analysis and a quantitative-descriptive technique. In the qualitative section, the participants included the experts and faculty members with relevant publications and experience of teaching at international universities and holding internationalization training courses. In this section, there were also the managers of international offices and the deans of international faculties of public universities in Tehran. The purposive sampling method was utilized to select twelve participants for in-depth interviews, which were continued until the data reached the theoretical saturation. The research questionnaire was based on the qualitative findings. The stratified purposive sampling method was used for selecting 250 faculty members and PhD students in humanities and social sciences from Allameh Tabataba’i University, University of Tehran, Alzahra University, and Tarbiat Modares University. Then the research questionnaire was distributed among them to collect the quantitative data.
Results: The results of the qualitative part of the research showed that the university internationalization process includes: Faculty/students and Researchers mobility programs; Scientific and Research Cooperation, Education, research and international services, Knowledge and theory exchange, Creating an international culture, Elite attraction, talented students; production of revenues; and competition. The results of the quantitative part of the research showed that all 8 components of the international activities of the university are significantly lower than the average and in the unfavorable situation.
Conclusion: Considering the state universities in Tehran have done, thus far, a little activity in the areas of humanities and social sciences, university administrators and officials are recommended to seek out the internationalization more seriously and familiarize the professors and students with this phenomenon through a closer supervision of the international offices in the universities.
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| Keywords: international, activities, Social Sciences and Humanities |
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Received: 2019/02/16 | Accepted: 2019/06/17 | Published: 2024/06/30
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